counteract

英 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

美 [ˌkaʊntərˈækt]

v.  抵制; 抵消; 抵抗

现在分词：counteracting　过去分词：counteracted　第三人称单数：counteracts　过去式：counteracted　

CET6TOEFLGRETEM8法律

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牛津词典

verb

• 抵制；抵消；抵抗
  to do sth to reduce or prevent the bad or harmful effects of sth
  1. These exercises aim to counteract the effects of stress and tension.
     这些训练旨在抵消压力与紧张的影响。

柯林斯词典

• VERB 抵制;抵消;抵抗
  Tocounteractsomething means to reduce its effect by doing something that produces an opposite effect.
  1. My husband has to take several pills to counteract high blood pressure...
     我丈夫不得不吃几片药来降压。
  2. This event will counteract such trends.
     这一事件将会削弱此类趋势。

英英释义

verb

• destroy property or hinder normal operations
  1. The Resistance sabotaged railroad operations during the war
  Synonym:sabotageunderminecounterminesubvertweaken
• oppose and mitigate the effects of by contrary actions
  1. This will counteract the foolish actions of my colleagues
  Synonym:countervailneutralizecounterbalance
• act in opposition to
  Synonym:antagonizeantagonise
• oppose or check by a counteraction
  Synonym:countercheck

双语例句

• The power of red wine to counteract high cholesterol has been ballyhooed in the press.
  红酒降低胆固醇的功效被媒体夸大了。
• International marketing offers a way to counteract aggressive competition from foreign competitors at home.
  国际营销提供了一种方式来对抗外国竞争者在国内咄咄逼人的竞争。
• To counteract the fear of failure, continuously nurture your abilities and self-confidence.
  要遏制对失败的恐惧，就要持续不断地培养你的能力和自信。
• Our bodies produce antibodies to counteract disease.
  我们的身体能产生抗体以抵抗疾病。
• To set a thief to catch a thief, that is what we call “ to counteract one toxin with another ”.
  叫小偷去抓小偷，这就叫“以毒攻毒”。
• Just knowing this is happening is a start, because then you can work to counteract it.
  了解自己出现了何种不良状况是个良好的开端，因为紧接著你就可以竭力对抗它。
• Used especially of drugs or muscles that counteract or neutralize each other's effect.
  特别是用来指药物或者肌肉，抵消或者压制彼此的效果。
• Vitamin C may help counteract the lens-clouding effects of light and heat.
  维生素C可有助于消除光和热对晶状体的浑浊作用。
• Descartes puts forwards the method of general doubt to counteract the fideism in scholasticism and skepticism.
  笛卡尔为了对抗经院哲学的盲目信仰主义和怀疑论提出了普遍怀疑方法。
• Counterintelligence designed to detect and counteract sabotage.
  有计划地侦察和阻碍阴谋破坏的反间谍活动。